The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-02
IN and started over TO the depot,
followed him.

iug OF Monday, between the hours of
5 and Z o'clock, on my way to the sta.
ton. / was going after lumber. 1t
might have been few minutes be-
fore 8 O'Clock, but i think II was
nearer 6. Ed Patterson was with me.
NV brother was out In the field set.
ting out potato slips. i called him
and asked him to 70 to the station,
and he said he hadn't time. l cav
no one else at the house excep. ne
gro.
Attorney Gereral--Isn't It a fact
that YOU, and Claihourpe House, aud
Ben Farrell, and Ed Patterson met
there at your brothers house and bad
a consultation
Witness-We did not. The lumber
went after wis to be used on house
l was putting up. l went to the pump
factory and paid Mr.. Shanks from
whom was to get the lumber. l did
not see Claiborne House or Ben Far
rell. / only remained short time
talking to Mr.. Shanks. / don'l know
what time l left. From there / went
to Mr.. Easley's store. Several parties
were there at the time. Ed Patterson
was omong the number, l don't know
whether / went out Of the store or not
from that time till the killing. To the
best OF my recollection ] STAYED there
reading paper until IL occurred. Clai-
borne House was In the store. had
not seen him before that morning. |
DONE know what he was doing. |
think at one time he wss reading. l
think from to 10 &C ock Ed Patter.
cor, Claiborne House aud myself were
in the store, aud didn't leave il. /
was about fifteen feet from the door.
Paterson was le,ning against the
counter some further back, and Clai-
borne House, when Isaw him, WAS n
the back door with paper. / don't
know where Mr.. Easlev was.
1t was my intention to leave just as
soon as l got my mail. believe my
carpenter came to town from home
later Ia the day. Ii, didn't have the
lumber and could do no work. Ken.
nedy had been pointed out to me sew.
eral time, as the man who sold
whisky at the station. / didn't know
him, though, when saw him tAat
day cursing and abusing somebody so.
| asked VINO IL was. Kennedy was
sitting in front OF the store faciug east
when Millington came up In front OF
him. When first shot he fell back In
the chair and Tell over on his right
eide. The Attorney General stood in
front OF the witness with an umbrella
for q gun representing the defendant
aud witness wen, through actions OF
Kennedy. The clothes OF the dead
man we're put on dummy and ex.
hibited. The first th1t took edec! in
his right shoulder and the second on
the left side. As near as / can come
my brother vas directly facing Ken.
nedy, who had been sitting in ir n, OF
the store, about foot from the
door. My brother was several
feet from the porch. Kennedy
had been sitting In front Of the store
for about an hour. When he was
ehot the frat time, Just as be fell back
in the chair be said: cd d-m IL,
II 10 q good thing About that time
the second shot was fred. / passed
out OF the door aud saw Kennedy was
lying on bis back. went after my
brother. l saw Ben Farrell standing
on little platform. saw several
other people. didn't notice any
knife or pistol In Kennedy's hands or
lying about him when ! passed by his
PROSTATE body.
Retxamined-I didn't notice what
time II was when went TO the pump
factory. / paid no attention. At the
store was waiting Tor my mail and
gave no thought TO what the other
people In the nome did. Kennedy
was sitting little south Of the center
Of the door. He was in kinder roll
ing position after the first shot.
W. II. Neal was brought In and
asked the quertlon as 20 whether he
raw q man SONS few days p'ior 10 the
killiOg sitting on Mr.. Millington'e
isnce with gan. A controge'eary on
the subj 'ot q allowing this testimony
arose aud Col. CAN'T asked .dr. Nea
to stand aside iDr awhile.
RD PATTgRs
wac the n xt wilress. lie said: I am
a nephew of Mr.. Milingion by mar.
rage. knew M. Kennedy. | heard
him make threat ones. ] was with
Ben Farrell, and he came up and said
"Tell George Miilington that | have
come bacx, and when hs comes Il
town one OF us has got 10 die" told
my uncle about this and ass told hin
Of what Mr.. Rus had sad. Ny
uncle was not about Mi.liDgton NJ
much as before Kennedy came back
| a NatI Ia alsaaI nan ..a.l.l
about z O'Clock, when ! came In h,
met me at the door with q gun. III,
said he didn'f know who | was
was At Easley's at the { me Of tn,
killing. Me and my uncle, q. A. Mil
lington, came In town that morning
We got into Millington about
O'Clock. Kennedy was sitting In from
oil the store near tie door. | sa. hin
Jump mp and put his hand 10 hi
pocket and then heard n shot and ran
out and saw my uncle. Kennedy fel
back and his left hand touched th,
ground. Then the second shot wa
fired. IL entered his side. Two met
running first attracted my attention.
saw knife and pencil by Mr.. Ken
nedy's body. stayed there I'LL
crowd gathered, aud then left. sav
my uncle George that morning az wi
passed by his house.
Cross-examined-I am twenty.on,
years old. l said one day 10 Dicl
Fisher and Mr.. Tlmmons, when W,
were talking about the threats, that
Kennedy didn't mind, George Milling
, ton would get him first | didn't sa
that he would be tmArt enough TO gt
out Of II. Mo aud All Millington wer
/ at my Uncle Georges house Tuosda,
|, afternoon before the killing. didn'
8 hear anything said about the threat,
5 On Monday morning | got up abou
: daylight ~ usuSl, aud went with Al
Millinglon 20 town. Wepassed throug
George hilling,on's placs, and sske,
him TO 20 10 the station, but he TAI
4 he didn't have tins. | was not q
/. George Millington's house before day
light. Ga getting TO the town I wake
around. ] saw Ben Farrell ON Oh
platform ! went 10 Easley's store an
|. saw Claiborne In the house Their,
q He was In the lack part OF the hous,
I was In tie store about twenty iee
!. Kennedy was facing northwest.